Luke 15:2
But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
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- Matt 9:11 : 11 When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Luke 19:7 : 7 And when the people saw it, they all complained,“He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
- Acts 11:3 : 3 saying,“You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them.”
- Gal 2:12 : 12 Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision.
- Luke 5:30 : 30 But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Luke 7:34 : 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
- Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself,“If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
- Luke 15:29-30 : 29 but he answered his father,‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends! 30 But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
- 1 Cor 5:9-9 : 9 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. 10 In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.
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- Luke 5:29-335 verses88%
29Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.
30But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31Jesus answered them,“Those who are well don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.
32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
33The Superiority of the New Then they said to him,“John’s disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat and drink.”
- Mark 2:14-174 verses87%
14As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.
15As Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s home, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
16When the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples,“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
17When Jesus heard this he said to them,“Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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1The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.
- Matt 9:9-124 verses83%
9The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him.
10As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.
11When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
12When Jesus heard this he said,“Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.
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3So Jesus told them this parable:
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7And when the people saw it, they all complained,“He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
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34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
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36Jesus’ Anointing Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table.
- Matt 11:18-192 verses74%
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say,‘He has a demon!’
19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
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37Rebuking the Pharisees and Experts in the Law As he spoke, a Pharisee invited Jesus to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table.
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49But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves,“Who is this, who even forgives sins?”
- Luke 14:1-22 verses73%
1Healing Again on the Sabbath Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
2There right in front of him was a man whose body was swollen with fluid.
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12Then the disciples came to him and said,“Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”
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1Breaking Human Traditions Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,
- Luke 16:14-152 verses72%
14More Warnings about the Pharisees The Pharisees(who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
15But Jesus said to them,“You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
- Luke 14:15-162 verses71%
15The Parable of the Great Banquet When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him,“Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”
16But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
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3Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves,“This man is blaspheming!”
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2But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him,“Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”
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21Then the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to think to themselves,“Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
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11The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.
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27The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him.
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10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
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24So the Pharisees said to him,“Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”
- Mark 7:1-22 verses69%
1Breaking Human Traditions Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who came from Jerusalem gathered around him.
2And they saw that some of Jesus’ disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, unwashed.
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30But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
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2But some of the Pharisees said,“Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”
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39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself,“If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
- Mark 2:6-72 verses68%
6Now some of the experts in the law were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds:
7“Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
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15So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
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11When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,
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31Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said,“The first.” Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!
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45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.
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12Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him,“Teacher, what should we do?”
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12He said also to the man who had invited him,“When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.